Teeing Off: A list of what Gizmo is thankful forSince Thanksgiving was a day ago, it makes sense to turn this into a column full of thanks. What did you expect? An investigative piece on the proper way to cook a turkey. According to San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, it is all about the texture of the turkey. I tend to gravitate more towa...

Stage and Screen: 'The Theory of Everything' about love, not physicsA theory of everything refers to a “single, all-encompassing, coherent theoretical framework of physics that fully explains and links together all physical aspects of the universe” (Wikipedia). As explained in the film “The Theory of Everything” such an expansive and magnificent theory would enco...

Bears and b-boys battle it outThe Bears growled and tried their hip-hop routine, but a group of breakdancers flipped, flopped and twirled their way into the fan’s hearts packed inside the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium Tuesday afternoon. The girls on the Kodiak High School dance team gave it all they had, but the b-boys ultimate...

Election results certifiedMore than 50 percent of Alaska State House District 32 registered voters turned out for the 2014 general election, according to the certified election results. The results, which were certified Monday afternoon by the Division of Elections, gave Republican Sen.-elect Louise Stutes the win over De...

ESS splits on tripAfter enduring a bumpy ferry ride to the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak’s Emerging Small School mix-6 volleyball squad suffered its first loss of the season to Seldovia. Seldovia downed ESS, 3-1, Thursday. It was the Sea Otters first win over the Ravens in three tries. “They just had the home-court adva...

Runners prep for Turkey TrotLooking to burn a few calories before Thanksgiving dinner? Kodiak’s annual Turkey Trot 5-kilometer fun run begins at 10 a.m. at the Teen Center. The event also includes a 2-mile health walk that begins the same time as the run. Registration starts at 9:15 a.m. The race starts and ends at the Teen...

Public Safety Blotter: Nov. 26Nov. 9 Around 1:46 a.m., police conducted six bar checks downtown. At 3:18 p.m., police conducted a security check on Benny Benson Drive. At 3:30 a.m., police cited a driver in the Delaroff Avenue and Mission Road area for having no proof of insurance. At 3:45 a.m., police gave a driver on Von Sc...

Jerica Nelson debuts at Great Alaska ShootoutKodiak’s own Jerica Nelson got a taste of an Alaska Thanksgiving tradition Tuesday night in Anchorage. The 2014 KHS graduate participated in her first Great Alaska Shootout as a member of the University of Alaska women’s basketball team. It was a brief initiation into the tournament, though. Nels...